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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549



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FORM 10-Q



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|x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2004



OR



| ̈ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from  to



Commission File Number 1-12607



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SUNLINK HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



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|-------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------
|Ohio                                                           |  | 31-0621189                          
|(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



900 Circle 75
Parkway, Suite 1120, Atlanta, Georgia 30339

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)



(770) 933-7000

(Registrants telephone number, including area code)



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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filings requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No ̈



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act).    Yes ̈No  x



The number of Common Shares, without par value, outstanding as of February 8,
2005 was 7,156,453.



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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



SUNLINK HEALTH
SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)



|                                                                                            |  |                  |        |   |              |   |        |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------- | ------ | - | ------------ | - | ------ | -
|                                                                                            |  | December 31,2004 |        |   | June 30,2004 |  
|                                                                                            |  | (unaudited)      |        |   |              |  
|ASSETS                                                                                      |  |                  |        |   |              |   |        |  
|Current Assets:                                                                             |  |                  |        |   |              |   |        |  
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                   |  | $                | 3,546  |   |              | $ | 7,079  |  
|Receivables - net                                                                           |  |                  | 13,106 |   |              |   | 12,368 |  
|Medical supplies                                                                            |  |                  | 2,296  |   |              |   | 2,240  |  
|Deferred income tax asset                                                                   |  |                  | 1,021  |   |              |   | 1,021  |  
|Prepaid expenses and other                                                                  |  |                  | 1,976  |   |              |   | 1,934  |  
|                                                                                            |  |                  |        |   |              |   |        |  
|Total Current Assets                                                                        |  |                  | 21,945 |   |              |   | 24,642 |  
|                                                                                            |  |                 
|Property, Plant and Equipment, at cost                                                      |  |                  | 40,139 |   |              |   | 38,952 |  
|Less accumulated depreciation and amortization                                              |  |                  | 5,852  |   |              |   | 4,668  |  
|                                                                                            |  |                  |        |   |              |   |        |  
|Property, Plant and Equipment - net                                                         |  |                  | 34,287 |   |              |   | 34,284 |  
|                                                                                            |  |                 
|Goodwill                                                                                    |  |                  | 2,944  |   |              |   | 2,944  |  
|Other assets                                                                                |  |                  | 1,937  |   |              |   | 1,282  |  
|                                                                                            |  |                  |        |   |              |   |        |  
|Total Assets                                                                                |  | $                | 61,113 |   |              | $ | 63,152 |  
|                                                                                            |  |                  |        |   |              |   |        |  
|LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY                                                        |  |                  |        |   |              |   |        |  
|Current Liabilities:                                                                        |  |                  |        |   |              |   |        |  
|Accounts payable                                                                            |  | $                | 5,213  |   |              | $ | 6,473  |  
|Revolving advances                                                                          |  |                  |       |   |              |   | 2,591  |  
|Third-party payor settlements                                                               |  |                  | 6,064  |   |              |   | 4,396  |  
|Current maturities of long-term debt                                                        |  |                  | 840    |   |              |   | 826    |  
|Accrued payroll and related taxes                                                           |  |                  | 3,395  |   |              |   | 4,010  |  
|Income taxes                                                                                |  |                  | 323    |   |              |   | 3,985  |  
|Other accrued expenses                                                                      |  |                  | 6,253  |   |              |   | 6,424  |  
|                                                                                            |  |                  |        |   |              |   |        |  
|Total Current Liabilities                                                                   |  |                  | 22,088 |   |              |   | 28,705 |  
|                                                                                            |  |                 
|Long-Term Liabilities:                                                                      |  |                  |        |   |              |   |        |  
|Long-term debt                                                                              |  |                  | 9,497  |   |              |   | 6,566  |  
|Noncurrent liability for professional liability risks                                       |  |                  | 2,350  |   |              |   | 1,548  |  
|Noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations                                           |  |                  | 1,483  |   |              |   | 1,429  |  
|                                                                                            |  |                  |        |   |              |   |        |  
|Total Long-term Liabilities                                                                 |  |                  | 13,330 |   |              |   | 9,543  |  
|                                                                                            |  |                 
|Commitments and Contingencies                                                               |  |                  |        |   |              |   |        |  
|                                                                                            |  |                 
|Shareholders Equity:                                                                       |  |                  |        |   |              |   |        |  
|Common shares, without par value:                                                           |  |                  |        |   |              |   |        |  
|Issued and outstanding, 7,156 shares at December 31, 2004 and 7,072 shares at June 30, 2004 |  |                  | 3,578  |   |              |   | 3,536  |  
|Additional paid-in capital                                                                  |  |                  | 7,553  |   |              |   | 7,400  |  
|Common share warrants                                                                       |  |                  |       |   |              |   | 230    |  
|Retained earnings                                                                           |  |                  | 15,094 |   |              |   | 14,145 |  
|Accumulated other comprehensive loss                                                        |  |                  | (530   | ) |              |   | (407   | )
|                                                                                            |  |                  |        |   |              |   |        |  
|Total Shareholders Equity                                                                  |  |                  | 25,695 |   |              |   | 24,904 |  
|                                                                                            |  |                  |        |   |              |   |        |  
|Total Liabilities and Shareholders Equity                                                  |  | $                | 61,113 |   |              | $ | 63,152 |  
|                                                                                            |  |                  |        |   |              |   |        |  



See
notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.



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SUNLINK HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)



|                                                               |  |                                 |        |   |                              |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | ------ | - | ---------------------------- | - | ------ | ---- |  | - | ------ | - |  | - | ------ | -
|                                                               |  | THREE MONTHS ENDED December 31, |        |   | SIX MONTHS ENDEDDecember 31, |  
|                                                               |  | 2004                            |        |   | 2003                         |   |        | 2004 |  |   | 2003   |  
|Net Revenues                                                   |  | $                               | 31,291 |   |                              | $ | 30,179 |      |  | $ | 61,748 |   |  | $ | 51,441 |  
|                                                               |  |                                 |        |  
|Cost of Patient Service Revenues:                              |  |                                 |        |   |                              |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Salaries, wages and benefits                                   |  |                                 | 15,068 |   |                              |   | 14,053 |      |  |   | 29,724 |   |  |   | 24,179 |  
|Provision for bad debts                                        |  |                                 | 3,264  |   |                              |   | 3,148  |      |  |   | 6,271  |   |  |   | 6,016  |  
|Supplies                                                       |  |                                 | 3,456  |   |                              |   | 3,419  |      |  |   | 6,925  |   |  |   | 5,963  |  
|Purchased services                                             |  |                                 | 1,860  |   |                              |   | 1,940  |      |  |   | 3,590  |   |  |   | 3,460  |  
|Other operating expenses                                       |  |                                 | 5,085  |   |                              |   | 4,810  |      |  |   | 10,385 |   |  |   | 7,906  |  
|Rent and lease expense                                         |  |                                 | 641    |   |                              |   | 738    |      |  |   | 1,584  |   |  |   | 1,302  |  
|Depreciation and amortization                                  |  |                                 | 589    |   |                              |   | 532    |      |  |   | 1,223  |   |  |   | 867    |  
|                                                               |  |                                 |        |   |                              |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Cost of patient service revenues                               |  |                                 | 29,963 |   |                              |   | 28,640 |      |  |   | 59,702 |   |  |   | 49,693 |  
|                                                               |  |                                 |        |   |                              |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Operating Profit                                               |  |                                 | 1,328  |   |                              |   | 1,539  |      |  |   | 2,046  |   |  |   | 1,748  |  
|                                                               |  |                                 |        |  
|Other Income (Expense):                                        |  |                                 |        |   |                              |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Interest expense                                               |  |                                 | (276   | ) |                              |   | (1,271 | )    |  |   | (596   | ) |  |   | (2,217 | )
|Interest income                                                |  |                                 | 12     |   |                              |   | 7      |      |  |   | 25     |   |  |   | 10     |  
|Loss on early repayment of debt                                |  |                                 | (384   | ) |                              |   |       |      |  |   | (384   | ) |  |   |       |  
|                                                               |  |                                 |        |   |                              |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations before Income Taxes |  |                                 | 680    |   |                              |   | 275    |      |  |   | 1,091  |   |  |   | (459   | )
|                                                               |  |                                 |        |  
|Income Tax Expense                                             |  |                                 | 28     |   |                              |   | 97     |      |  |   | 116    |   |  |   | 126    |  
|                                                               |  |                                 |        |   |                              |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations                     |  |                                 | 652    |   |                              |   | 178    |      |  |   | 975    |   |  |   | (585   | )
|                                                               |  |                                 |        |  
|Earnings (Loss) from Discontinued Operations                   |  |                                 | 37     |   |                              |   | (296   | )    |  |   | 23     |   |  |   | (623   | )
|                                                               |  |                                 |        |   |                              |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Net Earnings (Loss)                                            |  | $                               | 689    |   |                              | $ | (118   | )    |  | $ | 998    |   |  | $ | (1,208 | )
|                                                               |  |                                 |        |   |                              |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Earnings (Loss) Per Share:                                     |  |                                 |        |   |                              |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Continuing Operations:                                         |  |                                 |        |   |                              |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Basic                                                          |  | $                               | 0.09   |   |                              | $ | 0.03   |      |  | $ | 0.14   |   |  | $ | (0.10  | )
|                                                               |  |                                 |        |   |                              |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Diluted                                                        |  | $                               | 0.08   |   |                              | $ | 0.03   |      |  | $ | 0.13   |   |  | $ | (0.10  | )
|                                                               |  |                                 |        |   |                              |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Net Earnings:                                                  |  |                                 |        |   |                              |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Basic                                                          |  | $                               | 0.10   |   |                              | $ | (0.02  | )    |  | $ | 0.14   |   |  | $ | (0.21  | )
|                                                               |  |                                 |        |   |                              |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Diluted                                                        |  | $                               | 0.09   |   |                              | $ | (0.02  | )    |  | $ | 0.13   |   |  | $ | (0.21  | )
|                                                               |  |                                 |        |   |                              |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding:                    |  |                                 |        |   |                              |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Basic                                                          |  |                                 | 7,162  |   |                              |   | 6,338  |      |  |   | 7,168  |   |  |   | 5,698  |  
|                                                               |  |                                 |        |   |                              |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Diluted                                                        |  |                                 | 7,673  |   |                              |   | 6,717  |      |  |   | 7,687  |   |  |   | 5,698  |  
|                                                               |  |                                 |        |   |                              |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  



See notes to condensed consolidated
financial statements.



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SUNLINK HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)



|                                                                         |  |                               |        |   |      |   |        |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ----------------------------- | ------ | - | ---- | - | ------ | -
|                                                                         |  | SIX MONTHS ENDED December 31, |       
|                                                                         |  | 2004                          |        |   | 2003 |  
|Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Operating Activities                      |  | $                             | (2,831 | ) |      | $ | (711   | )
|                                                                         |  |                              
|Cash Flows From Investing Activities:                                    |  |                               |        |   |      |   |        |  
|Expenditures for property, plant and equipment - continuing operations   |  |                               | (1,192 | ) |      |   | (1,718 | )
|Expenditures for property, plant and equipment - discontinued operations |  |                               |        |   |      |   | (444   | )
|Cash acquired in HealthMont acquisition                                  |  |                               |       |   |      |   | 95     |  
|                                                                         |  |                               |        |   |      |   |        |  
|Net Cash Used in Investing Activities                                    |  |                               | (1,192 | ) |      |   | (2,067 | )
|                                                                         |  |                              
|Cash Flows From Financing Activities:                                    |  |                               |        |   |      |   |        |  
|Proceeds from issuance of common shares                                  |  |                               | 25     |   |      |   | 131    |  
|Proceeds from long-term debt                                             |  |                               | 10,000 |   |      |   | 4,041  |  
|Revolving advances, net                                                  |  |                               | (2,591 | ) |      |   | 2,281  |  
|Payments on long-term debt                                               |  |                               | (6,944 | ) |      |   | (670   | )
|                                                                         |  |                               |        |   |      |   |        |  
|Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities                      |  |                               | 490    |   |      |   | 5,783  |  
|                                                                         |  |                              
|Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash                                  |  |                               |       |   |      |   | 1      |  
|                                                                         |  |                               |        |   |      |   |        |  
|Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents                     |  |                               | (3,533 | ) |      |   | 3,006  |  
|                                                                         |  |                              
|Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period                         |  |                               | 7,079  |   |      |   | 1,773  |  
|                                                                         |  |                               |        |   |      |   |        |  
|Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period                               |  | $                             | 3,546  |   |      | $ | 4,779  |  
|                                                                         |  |                               |        |   |      |   |        |  
|Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:                        |  |                               |        |   |      |   |        |  
|                                                                         |  |                              
|Cash Paid For:                                                           |  |                               |        |   |      |   |        |  
|Interest, net of amounts capitalized                                     |  | $                             | 489    |   |      | $ | 864    |  
|                                                                         |  |                               |        |   |      |   |        |  
|Income taxes                                                             |  | $                             | 3,873  |   |      | $ | 336    |  
|                                                                         |  |                               |        |   |      |   |        |  



See
notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.



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SUNLINK HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

THREE MONTHS ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 2004

(dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)



Note 1. - Basis of Presentation



The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of and for the three and six month periods ended December 31, 2004 have been prepared in
accordance with Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission and, as such, do not include all information required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements included in the SunLink Health Systems, Inc. (SunLink or the Company) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30,
2004, filed on September 28, 2004. In the opinion of management, the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which are unaudited, include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the
financial position and results of operations for the periods indicated. The results of operations for the three and six month periods ended December 31, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire fiscal
year or any other interim period.



Note 2.  Business Operations and
Corporate Strategy



SunLink is a provider of healthcare services through
the operation of exurban and rural community hospitals in the United States. In February 2001, SunLink acquired its initial six hospitals and began healthcare operations. On October 3, 2003, SunLink acquired two additional hospitals from HealthMont,
Inc. (HealthMont). On June 1, 2004, SunLink sold its Mountainside Medical Center (Mountainside), a 35-bed hospital located in Jasper, Georgia. Through its subsidiaries, SunLink operates a total of seven community hospitals in
four states. Six of the hospitals are owned and one is leased. SunLink also operates certain related businesses, consisting primarily of nursing homes located adjacent to certain of its hospitals, and home health agencies servicing areas around its
hospitals. The healthcare operations comprise a single business segment: community hospitals. SunLink currently does not have operations in other business segments. SunLinks hospitals are acute-care hospitals and have a total of 402 licensed
beds.



SunLinks business strategy is to focus its efforts on internal
growth of its seven hospitals supplemented by growth from selected hospital acquisitions. During the six months ended December 31, 2004, SunLink concentrated its efforts on the operations and improvement of its existing hospitals. During the past
year, SunLink has evaluated certain hospitals which were for sale and monitored selected hospitals which SunLink determined might become available for sale. SunLink continues to engage in similar evaluation and monitoring activities with respect to
hospitals which are or may become available for acquisition.



Note 3. 
Discontinued Operations



All of the businesses discussed below are
reported as discontinued operations and the condensed consolidated financial statements for all prior periods have been adjusted to reflect this presentation.



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Results for all of the businesses included in discontinued operations are presented in the following table:



|                                              |  |                                |     |   |                              |   |       |      |  |   |      |   |  |   |        |  
|--------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------ | --- | - | ---------------------------- | - | ----- | ---- |  | - | ---- | - |  | - | ------ | -
|                                              |  | Three Months EndedDecember 31, |     |   | Six Months EndedDecember 31, |  
|                                              |  | 2004                           |     |   | 2003                         |   |       | 2004 |  |   | 2003 |  
|Net revenues of Mountainside                  |  | $                              | 0   |   |                              | $ | 5,634 |      |  | $ | 0    |   |  | $ | 10,889 |  
|                                              |  |                                |     |   |                              |   |       |      |  |   |      |   |  |   |        |  
|Earnings (Loss) from discontinued operations: |  |                                |     |   |                              |   |       |      |  |   |      |   |  |   |        |  
|                                              |  |                                |     |  
|Mountainside Medical Center:                  |  |                                |     |   |                              |   |       |      |  |   |      |   |  |   |        |  
|Earnings (Loss) from operations               |  | $                              | 51  |   |                              | $ | (304  | )    |  | $ | 51   |   |  | $ | (616   | )
|                                              |  |                                |     |  
|Life sciences and engineering segment:        |  |                                |     |   |                              |   |       |      |  |   |      |   |  |   |        |  
|Earnings (Loss) from operations               |  |                                | (14 | ) |                              |   | 8     |      |  |   | (28  | ) |  |   | (7     | )
|                                              |  |                                |     |   |                              |   |       |      |  |   |      |   |  |   |        |  
|Earnings (Loss) from discontinued operations  |  | $                              | 37  |   |                              | $ | (296  | )    |  | $ | 23   |   |  | $ | (623   | )
|                                              |  |                                |     |   |                              |   |       |      |  |   |      |   |  |   |        |  



Mountainside Medical
Center On June 1, 2004, SunLink completed the sale of its Mountainside Medical Center hospital in Jasper, Georgia, for approximately $40,000, pursuant to the terms of an asset sale agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, SunLink
sold the operations of Mountainside, which included the property, plant and equipment and the supplies inventory. SunLink retained Mountainsides working capital except for supplies inventory. The net proceeds of the sale were used to repay
debt and related transaction costs.



The retained assets and liabilities of
Mountainside are shown in Other current assets and Other accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheet.



Life Sciences and Engineering Segment  SunLink retained a defined benefit retirement plan which covered substantially all of the employees of this segment when it was sold in fiscal 1998. Effective
February 28, 1997, the plan was amended to freeze participant benefits and close the plan to new participants. Included in discontinued operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, were the following:



|                                   |  |                                |     |   |                              |   |     |      |  |   |      |   |  |   |     |  
|---------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------ | --- | - | ---------------------------- | - | --- | ---- |  | - | ---- | - |  | - | --- | -
|                                   |  | Three Months EndedDecember 31, |     |   | Six Months EndedDecember 31, |  
|                                   |  | 2004                           |     |   | 2003                         |   |     | 2004 |  |   | 2003 |  
|Service cost                       |  | $                              |    |   |                              | $ |    |      |  | $ |     |   |  | $ |    |  
|Interest cost                      |  |                                | 21  |   |                              |   | 28  |      |  |   | 42   |   |  |   | 50  |  
|Expected return on assets          |  |                                | (14 | ) |                              |   | (18 | )    |  |   | (28  | ) |  |   | (32 | )
|Amortization of prior service cost |  |                                | 7   |   |                              |   | 9   |      |  |   | 14   |   |  |   | 16  |  
|                                   |  |                                |     |   |                              |   |     |      |  |   |      |   |  |   |     |  
|Net pension expense                |  | $                              | 14  |   |                              | $ | 19  |      |  | $ | 28   |   |  | $ | 34  |  
|                                   |  |                                |     |   |                              |   |     |      |  |   |      |   |  |   |     |  



During the three months ended December
31, 2003, SunLink recognized curtailment losses of $31 for partial plan settlement of pension obligations to vested former employees.



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SunLink contributed $89 to the plan in the six months ended December 31, 2004 and expects to contribute an additional
$126 through the end of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, as required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.



Housewares Segment- SunLink sold its former U.K. subsidiary, Beldray Limited (Beldray), to a group of its managers in October 2001.
Beldray has since entered into administrative receivership and is under the administration of its primary lender. SunLink believes Beldray ceased to operate in October 2004.



As previously disclosed, KRUG International U.K. Ltd. (KRUG UK), an
inactive U.K. subsidiary of SunLink, entered into a guarantee, at a time when it owned Beldray, a U.K. manufacturing business (the Beldray Guarantee). The Beldray Guarantee covers Beldrays obligations under a lease for a portion of
Beldrays manufacturing location. In October 2004, KRUG UK received correspondence from the landlord for such facility that the rent payment of 94,000 British pounds ($181) for the fourth quarter of 2004 had not been paid by Beldray and
requesting payment of such amount pursuant to KRUG UKs guarantee. In January 2005, KRUG UK received further correspondence from the landlord demanding two quarterly rent payments totaling 188,000 British pounds ($362) under the Beldray
Guarantee. On January 7, 2005, the landlord filed a petition in the High Court of Justice Chancery Division to wind up KRUG UK under the provisions of the Insolvency Act of 1986.



SunLinks non-current liability reserves for discontinued operations at December 31, 2004, included $1,297 for a portion of such
guarantee. Such reserve was based upon managements estimate, after consultation with its property consultants and legal counsel, of the cost to satisfy the Beldray Guarantee in light of KRUG UKs limited assets, and before taking into
account any other claims against KRUG UK. The maximum potential obligation of KRUG UK for rent under the Beldray Guarantee is estimated to be approximately $8,400. As a result of this claim against its inactive UK subsidiary, SunLink expects KRUG UK
to enter into administration or liquidation in the UK.



Child Safety
Segment In January 2001, Bradley International Holdings Limited (Bradley), an inactive subsidiary of SunLink, sold its European child safety subsidiary, Klippan Limited (Klippan), to
Newell Limited (Newell). Klippan was a guarantor of certain debt of Beldray when Klippan was a subsidiary of the Company. In August 2004, Bradley received a notice from Newell that Klippan had received a demand notice from
a lender of Beldray to pay under the guarantee. As a result of the demand notice, in a letter dated October 12, 2004 to Bradley, Newell and Klippan claimed that Bradley has breached contractual warranties and/or misrepresentations under the 2001
sale agreement. Bradley has denied any liability, among other things, on the grounds that the 2001 sale agreement required all claims under warranties to be made on or before July 31, 2002 and no such claim was made.



Industrial Segment - In fiscal 1989, SunLink discontinued the operations of its
industrial segment and subsequently disposed of substantially all related net assets. However, obligations may remain relating to product liability claims for products sold prior to the disposal.



Over the past fifteen years SunLink has discontinued operations carried on by its former
industrial, U.K. leisure marine, life sciences and engineering, and European child safety segments, as well as the U.K. housewares segment. SunLinks reserves relating to discontinued operations of these segments represent managements
best estimate of SunLinks possible liability for property, product liability and other claims for which SunLink may incur liability. These estimates are based on managements judgments, using currently available information, as



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well as, in certain instances, consultation with its insurance carriers and legal counsel. While estimates have been based on the evaluation of available
information, it is not possible to predict with certainty the ultimate outcome of many contingencies relating to discontinued operations. SunLink intends to adjust its estimates of the reserves as additional information is developed and evaluated.
However, management believes that the final resolution of these contingencies will not have a material adverse impact on the financial position, cash flows or results of operations of SunLink.



Note 4. Acquisition of HealthMont, Inc.



On October 3, 2003, SunLink completed the acquisition of HealthMont, a privately-held
operator of community hospitals, through the merger of a wholly-owned subsidiary of SunLink with HealthMont. Upon the consummation of the transaction, SunLink acquired two community hospitals: Memorial Hospital of Adel, a 60-bed acute-care hospital
in Adel, Georgia, which includes a 95-bed nursing home, and Callaway Community Hospital, a 49-bed acute-care hospital in Fulton, Missouri. The results of operations of HealthMont are included in the consolidated results of operations of the Company
beginning October 3, 2003. The Company believes that the two HealthMont hospitals it acquired are compatible with its business strategy of operating rural and exurban community hospitals.



The following pro forma statements of earnings for the six months ended December 31, 2003, give effect to SunLinks acquisition of
HealthMont as if it had occurred as of July 1, 2002:



|                    |  |                                             |        |  
|------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------- | ------ | -
|                    |  | Pro forma Six Months Ended December 31,2003 |       
|Net revenues        |  | $                                           | 58,769 |  
|                    |  |                                             |        |  
|Net loss            |  | $                                           | (3,080 | )
|                    |  |                                             |        |  
|Net loss per share: |  |                                             |        |  
|basic               |  | $                                           | (0.54  | )
|                    |  |                                             |        |  
|diluted             |  | $                                           | (0.54  | )
|                    |  |                                             |        |  



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Note 5.  Stock-Based Compensation



SunLink measures compensation costs for stock options issued to employees and directors using the intrinsic value-based method of
accounting. Pro forma net earnings (loss) and net earnings (loss) per share amounts that would have resulted had compensation costs been determined using the fair value-based method are as follows:



|                                                                                                                    |  |                                |      |      |                              |       |      |  |      |      |  |   |        |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------ | ---- | ---- | ---------------------------- | ----- | ---- |  | ---- | ---- |  | - | ------ | -
|                                                                                                                    |  | Three Months EndedDecember 31, |      |      | Six Months EndedDecember 31, |      
|                                                                                                                    |  | 2004                           |      | 2003 |                              |       | 2004 |  | 2003 |     
|Net earnings (loss) as reported:                                                                                    |  | $                              | 689  |      | $                            | (118  | )    |  | $    | 998  |  | $ | (1,208 | )
|                                                                                                                    |  |                                |      |     
|Less: total stock-based compensation determined under the fair value based method for all awards, net of income tax |  |                                | 8    |      |                              | 5     |      |  |      | 16   |  |   | 10     |  
|                                                                                                                    |  |                                |      |      |                              |       |      |  |      |      |  |   |        |  
|Pro forma net earnings (loss)                                                                                       |  | $                              | 681  |      | $                            | (123  | )    |  | $    | 982  |  | $ | (1,218 | )
|                                                                                                                    |  |                                |      |      |                              |       |      |  |      |      |  |   |        |  
|Net earnings (loss) per share Attributable to common shareholders:                                                  |  |                                |      |      |                              |       |      |  |      |      |  |   |        |  
|                                                                                                                    |  |                                |      |     
|Basic:                                                                                                              |  |                                |      |      |                              |       |      |  |      |      |  |   |        |  
|As reported                                                                                                         |  | $                              | 0.10 |      | $                            | (0.02 | )    |  | $    | 0.14 |  | $ | (0.21  | )
|                                                                                                                    |  |                                |      |      |                              |       |      |  |      |      |  |   |        |  
|Pro forma                                                                                                           |  | $                              | 0.10 |      | $                            | (0.02 | )    |  | $    | 0.14 |  | $ | (0.21  | )
|                                                                                                                    |  |                                |      |      |                              |       |      |  |      |      |  |   |        |  
|Diluted:                                                                                                            |  |                                |      |      |                              |       |      |  |      |      |  |   |        |  
|As reported                                                                                                         |  | $                              | 0.09 |      | $                            | (0.02 | )    |  | $    | 0.13 |  | $ | (0.21  | )
|                                                                                                                    |  |                                |      |      |                              |       |      |  |      |      |  |   |        |  
|Pro forma                                                                                                           |  | $                              | 0.09 |      | $                            | (0.02 | )    |  | $    | 0.13 |  | $ | (0.21  | )
|                                                                                                                    |  |                                |      |      |                              |       |      |  |      |      |  |   |        |  



Note 6.  Recent Accounting
Pronouncements



In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) No. 153, Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets  an amendment of APB Opinion No. 29. The guidance in Accounting Principles Board
(APB) Opinion No. 29 Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions,is based on the principle that exchanges of nonmonetary assets should be measured based on the fair value of the assets exchanged. The guidance in that
Opinion, however, included certain exceptions to that principle. SFAS No. 153 amends APB Opinion No. 29 to eliminate the exception for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets and replaces it with a general exception for exchanges of
nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial substance. A nonmonetary exchange has commercial substance if the future cash flows of the entity are expected to change significantly as a result of the exchange. This statement is effective for
nonmonetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. Its adoption by the Company should not have a material impact on the Companys financial condition or results of operations.



In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based
Payment.SFAS No. 123 (R) replaces SFAS No. 123 Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. SFAS No. 123 (R) establishes
standards for the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. It also addresses transactions in which an entity incurs liability in exchange for goods or services that are based on the fair
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share-based payment transactions. This Statement does not change the accounting guidance for share-based payment transactions with parties other than
employees provided in SFAS No. 123 as originally issued and Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 96-18, Accounting for Equity Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with, Selling, Good, or
Services. This Statement does not address the accounting for employee share ownership plans, which are subject to AICPA Statement of Position 93-6, Employers Accounting for Employee Stock Ownership Plans.SFAS 123, as
originally issued in 1995, established as preferable a fair-value-based method for accounting for share-based payment transactions with employees. However, that Statement permitted entities the option of continuing to apply the guidance of APB
Opinion No. 25, as long as the footnotes to financial statements disclosed what net income would have been had the preferable fair-value-based method been used. Although those disclosures helped to mitigate the problems associated with accounting
under APB Opinion No. 25, many investors and other users of financial statements said that the failure to include employee compensation costs in the income statement impaired transparency, comparability and creditability of financial statements.
This statement is effective as of the first interim or annual reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005. The effect of adoption of this standard by the Company on its financial condition or results of operations is being evaluated.



In October 2004, the FASB ratified the consensuses of Emerging Issues Task
Force Issue No. 04-8, The Effect of Continently Convertible Instruments on Diluted Earnings per Share. This Issue addresses when contingently convertible instruments should be included in diluted earnings per share. For purposes
of this issue, contingently convertible instruments are instruments that have embedded conversion rights that are contingently convertible or exercisable based on (a) a market price trigger or (b) multiple contingencies if one of the contingencies
is a market price trigger and the instrument can be converted into or settled in shares based on meeting the specified market condition. A market price trigger is a market condition that is based at least in part on the issuers own share
price. This Issue is effective for reporting periods ending after December 15, 2004. The adoption of this accounting treatment by the Company should not have a material impact on the Companys reported diluted earnings per share.



Note 7.  Receivables- net



|                                                            |  |                  |        |   |              |   |        |  
|----------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------- | ------ | - | ------------ | - | ------ | -
|                                                            |  | December 31,2004 |        |   | June 30,2004 |  
|Patient accounts receivable (net of contractual allowances) |  | $                | 20,053 |   |              | $ | 18,623 |  
|Less allowance for doubtful accounts                        |  |                  | (7,527 | ) |              |   | (6,397 | )
|                                                            |  |                  |        |   |              |   |        |  
|Patient accounts receivable, net                            |  |                  | 12,526 |   |              |   | 12,226 |  
|                                                            |  |                 
|Other accounts receivable                                   |  |                  | 580    |   |              |   | 142    |  
|                                                            |  |                  |        |   |              |   |        |  
|Receivables - net                                           |  | $                | 13,106 |   |              | $ | 12,368 |  
|                                                            |  |                  |        |   |              |   |        |  



Net revenues included reductions of
$152 and an increase of $21 for the three months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, for the settlements and filings of prior year Medicare and Medicaid cost reports. Net revenues included increases of $7 and $159 for the six months
ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, for the settlements and filings of prior year Medicare and Medicaid cost reports.



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Note 8.  Long-Term Debt



|                          |  |                   |        |   |               |   |       |  
|------------------------- |  | ----------------- | ------ | - | ------------- | - | ----- | -
|                          |  | December 31, 2004 |        |   | June 30, 2004 |  
|SunLink Term Loan A       |  | $                 | 9,889  |   |               |   |       |  
|HealthMont Term Note II   |  |                   |        |   |               | $ | 2,300 |  
|HealthMont mortgage I     |  |                   |        |   |               |   | 2,674 |  
|HealthMont mortgage II    |  |                   |        |   |               |   | 1,466 |  
|Capital lease obligations |  |                   | 448    |   |               |   | 952   |  
|                          |  |                   |        |   |               |   |       |  
|                          |  |                   | 10,337 |   |               |   | 7,392 |  
|Less current maturities   |  |                   | (840   | ) |               |   | (826  | )
|                          |  |                   |        |   |               |   |       |  
|                          |  | $                 | 9,497  |   |               | $ | 6,566 |  
|                          |  |                   |        |   |               |   |       |  



SunLink Credit Facility - On
October 15, 2004, SunLink entered into a $30,000 five-year senior secured credit facility comprised of a revolving line of credit of up to $15,000 with an interest rate at LIBOR plus 2.91%, a $10,000 term loan (SunLink Term Loan A) with
an interest rate at LIBOR plus 3.91% and a $5,000 term loan facility (SunLink Term Loan B) with an interest rate at LIBOR plus 3.91%. The revolving line of credit and the SunLink Term Loan A were immediately available to the Company as
of October 15, 2004. The SunLink Term Loan B closed on November 15, 2004. The $10,000 SunLink Term Loan A and draws under the $5,000 SunLink Term Loan B are repayable based on a 15-year amortization from the date of draw with final balloon payments
due at the end of the five-year maturity of the credit facility. The total availability under all components of the credit facility is keyed to the level of SunLinks earnings, which would have provided for current total borrowing capacity at
December 31, 2004 of approximately $21,200. As of December 31, 2004, only the SunLink Term Loan A was drawn, of which $9,889 was outstanding. The proceeds were used to repay the HealthMont Term Note II, the HealthMont Mortgages and the HealthMont
Revolving Loan in the approximate total amount of $7,700. SunLink may use the remaining funds from the initial draw and the funds available from the revolving line of credit for hospital capital projects and equipment purchases and for working
capital needs. The Company expects to begin using the revolving line of credit during the remainder of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005. Borrowing under the $5,000 SunLink Term Loan B may be used, subject to satisfaction of certain covenants, to
satisfy certain claims or obligations with respect to discontinued operations, to fund acquisitions or to reacquire the Companys securities. Costs and fees related to execution of the credit facility were $915. The credit facility is being
secured by the grant of a first priority security interest in all assets and properties, real and personal, of the Company and its consolidated domestic subsidiaries, including a pledge of all of the equity interests in such subsidiaries.



HealthMont Term Note II  On October 3, 2003, SunLinks new
HealthMont subsidiary borrowed the $2,300 at the closing of the HealthMont merger on October 3, 2003 through the sale of 15% notes due August 2005 (the HealthMont Term Notes II). This note was repaid early on October 15, 2004.



HealthMont Mortgage I  In connection with the merger with
HealthMont on October 3, 2003, SunLink assumed a mortgage loan of $2,926 which bore interest at prime plus 2% and was payable in quarterly principal installments of $83 plus interest, with the remaining unpaid balance of $2,262 due on August 31,
2005. This mortgage was repaid early on October 15, 2004.



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HealthMont Mortgage II In connection with the merger with HealthMont on October 3, 2003, SunLink assumed a
mortgage loan of $1,560 which bore interest at prime plus 2% and was payable in quarterly principal installments of $32 plus interest, with the remaining unpaid balance of $1,304 due on August 31, 2005. This mortgage was repaid early on October 15,
2004.



HealthMont Revolving Loan  In connection with the merger
with HealthMont, SunLink assumed an $8,000 revolving loan agreement, which SunLink guaranteed, which had borrowings of $2,807 at the merger date. The loan bore interest of prime plus 1.5% and the agreement would have expired August 31, 2005. This
revolving loan was repaid on October 15, 2004.



Note 9. - Loss on Early
Repayment of Debt



In October 2004, the Company repaid, from proceeds of
the SunLink Credit Facility, the HealthMont Mortgages I and II (principal amounts of $4,025, due August 2005), the HealthMont Term Note II (principal amount of $2,300, due August 2005) and the HealthMont Revolving Loan ($1,289 outstanding at payment
date). The early repayment resulted in a loss on early repayment of debt of $384. This loss is composed of $263 of unamortized prepaid debt costs related to the repaid debt instruments and a $121 penalty related to the early repayment of the
HealthMont Revolving Loan.



Note 10.  Income Taxes



Income tax expense of $28 (all state taxes) and $97 (all state taxes) was recorded for the
three months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Income tax expense of $116 (all state taxes) and $126 (all state taxes) was recorded for the six months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. At December 31, 2004, SunLink has
provided a partial valuation allowance of the deferred tax asset so that the net domestic tax assets were $1,021 at December 31, 2004. Based upon managements assessment, it was more likely than not that a portion of its domestic deferred tax
asset, primarily its domestic net operating losses subject to limitation, would not be recovered. Accordingly, the Company has established a valuation allowance for the portion of the domestic tax asset which may not be utilized. The Company has
provided a valuation allowance for the entire amount of the foreign tax asset as it is more likely than not that none of the foreign deferred tax assets will be realized through future taxable income or implementation of tax planning strategies.



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Note 11. - Comprehensive Earnings



Comprehensive earnings for SunLink include foreign currency translation adjustments. Total comprehensive earnings for the following periods
were as follows:



|                                         |  |                    |      |   |                   |   |      |                  |  |   |                   |   |  |   |        |  
|---------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ---- | - | ----------------- | - | ---- | ---------------- |  | - | ----------------- | - |  | - | ------ | -
|                                         |  | Three Months Ended |      |   | Six Months Ended  |  
|                                         |  | December 31, 2004  |      |   | December 31, 2003 |   |      | December 31,2004 |  |   | December 31, 2003 |  
|Net earnings (loss):                     |  | $                  | 689  |   |                   | $ | (118 | )                |  | $ | 998               |   |  | $ | (1,208 | )
|Other comprehensive income net of tax:   |  |                    |      |   |                   |   |      |                  |  |   |                   |   |  |   |        |  
|Change in equity due to :                |  |                    |      |   |                   |   |      |                  |  |   |                   |   |  |   |        |  
|Change in minimum pension liability      |  |                    |      |   |                   |   | 111  |                  |  |   |                   |   |  |   | 111    |  
|Foreign currency translation adjustments |  |                    | (123 | ) |                   |   | (62  | )                |  |   | (123              | ) |  |   | (64    | )
|                                         |  |                    |      |   |                   |   |      |                  |  |   |                   |   |  |   |        |  
|Comprehensive earnings (loss)            |  | $                  | 566  |   |                   | $ | (69  | )                |  | $ | 875               |   |  | $ | (1,161 | )
|                                         |  |                    |      |   |                   |   |      |                  |  |   |                   |   |  |   |        |  



Note 12. - Commitments and
Contingencies



As discussed in Note 3  Discontinued
Operations, SunLink sold its former U.K. subsidiary, Beldray Limited (Beldray), to a group of its managers in October 2001. Beldray has since entered into administrative receivership and is under the administration of its
primary lender. SunLink believes Beldray ceased to operate in October 2004.



As
previously disclosed, KRUG International U.K. Ltd. (KRUG UK), an inactive U.K. subsidiary of SunLink, entered into a guarantee, at a time when it owned Beldray Limited, a U.K. manufacturing business (the Beldray
Guarantee). The Beldray Guarantee covers Beldrays obligations under a lease for a portion of Beldrays manufacturing location. In October 2004, KRUG UK received correspondence from the landlord for such facility that the rent
payment of 94,000 British pounds ($181) for the fourth quarter of 2004 had not been paid by Beldray and requesting payment of such amount pursuant to KRUG UKs guarantee. In January 2005, KRUG UK received further correspondence from the
landlord demanding two quarterly rent payments totaling 188,000 British pounds ($362) under the Beldray Guarantee. On January 7, 2005, the landlord filed a petition in the High Court of Justice Chancery Division to wind up KRUG UK under the
provisions of the Insolvency Act of 1986.



SunLinks non-current liability
reserves for discontinued operations at December 31, 2004, included $1,297 for a portion of such guarantee. Such reserve was based upon managements estimate, after consultation with its property consultants and legal counsel, of the cost to
satisfy the Beldray Guarantee in light of KRUG UKs limited assets, and before taking into account any other claims against KRUG UK. The maximum potential obligation of KRUG UK for rent under the Beldray Guarantee is estimated to be
approximately $8,400. As a result of this claim against its inactive UK subsidiary, SunLink expects KRUG UK to enter into administration or liquidation in the UK.



On November 3, 2004, SunLink received a demand letter with a current claim of $838 from a commercial leasing company demanding payment with
respect to the remaining $1,323 of lease obligations under a master lease agreement entered into by HealthMont in July 2001, prior to its acquisition by SunLink. The claim was for payment of equipment leases for the two HealthMont



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facilities that SunLink currently owns and operates and two facilities that HealthMont sold prior to its acquisition by SunLink. SunLink recorded a reserve
and expense of $300 for such claim at September 30, 2004. The claim was settled on December 31, 2004 for $602 and resulted in additional expense $21 was recorded in the quarter ended December 31, 2004 Because the amount of the claims alleged could
constitute material indebtedness under the SunLink Credit Facility and could thereby give rise to an event of default, SunLink sought and obtained a waiver under the SunLink Credit Facility.



As of December 31, 2004, SunLink had no material future commitments for capital expenditures.
Subject to the availability of internally generated funds and other financing, SunLink expects to spend approximately $2,900 in capital expenditures during the remaining six months of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, primarily for new and
replacement equipment.



SunLink is a party to claims and litigation
incidental to its business, as to which it is not currently possible to determine the ultimate liability, if any. Based on an evaluation of information currently available and consultation with legal counsel, management believes that resolution of
such claims and litigation is not likely to have a material adverse effect on the financial position, cash flows or results of operations of SunLink.



Contractual Obligations, Commitments and Contingencies



Contractual obligations, commitments and contingencies related to long-term debt, non-cancelable operating leases and physician guarantees from continuing operations at
December 31, 2004 were as follows:



|                  |  |                |        |                  |   |                      |  |   |      
|----------------- |  | -------------- | ------ | ---------------- | - | -------------------- |  | - | -----
|                  |  | Long-Term Debt |        | Operating Leases |   | Physician Guarantees
|Payments Due in:  |  |                |        |                  |   |                      |  |   |      
|1 year            |  | $              | 840    |                  | $ | 1,743                |  | $ | 2,178
|2 years           |  |                | 822    |                  |   | 873                  |  |   | 600  
|3 years           |  |                | 781    |                  |   | 507                  |  |   |      
|4 years           |  |                | 672    |                  |   | 393                  |  |   |      
|5 years           |  |                | 7,222  |                  |   | 304                  |  |   |      
|More than 5 years |  |                |        |                  |   | 2,260                |  |   |      
|                  |  |                |        |                  |   |                      |  |   |      
|                  |  | $              | 10,337 |                  | $ | 6,080                |  | $ | 2,778
|                  |  |                |        |                  |   |                      |  |   |      



At December 31, 2004, SunLink had
contracts with 11 physicians which contain guaranteed minimum gross receipts. SunLink expenses physician guarantees as they are determined to be due to the physician on an accrual basis. Each month the physicians gross patient receipts are
accumulated and the difference between the monthly guarantee and the physicians actual gross receipts for the month is calculated. If the guarantee is greater than the receipts, the difference is accrued as a liability and an expense. The net
guarantee amount is paid to the physician in the succeeding month. If the physicians monthly receipts exceed the guarantee amount in subsequent months, then the overage is repaid to SunLink to the extent of any prior monthly guarantee payments
and the liability and expense is reduced by the amount of the repayments. SunLink expensed $633 and $736 for the three months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, and expensed $1,314 and $1,343 for the six months ended December 31, 2004
and 2003, respectively, for physician guarantees. The table above shows the maximum obligations SunLink had at December 31, 2004 for the non-cancelable commitments under physician guarantee contracts.



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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL

CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS



(dollars in thousands, except per share and admissions data)



This Quarterly Report and the documents that are incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report contain certain
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include all statements that do not relate solely to
historical or current facts and can be identified by the use of words such as may, believe, will, expect, project, estimate, anticipate, plan or
continue. These forward-looking statements are based on current plans and expectations and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors which could significantly affect current plans and expectations and our future
financial condition and results. These factors, which could cause actual results, performance and achievements to differ materially from those anticipated, include, but are not limited to:



General Business Conditions



| |  | general economic and business conditions in the U.S., both nationwide and in the states in which we operate hospitals;
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| |  | the competitive nature of the U.S. community hospitals business;
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| |  | demographic changes in areas where we operate hospitals;
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| |  | the availability of cash or borrowing to fund working capital, renovations and capital improvements at existing hospital facilities and for acquisitions;
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| |  | changes in accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S.; and,
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| |  | fluctuations in the market value of equity securities including SunLink common shares;
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Operational Factors



| |  | the availability of, and our ability to attract and retain, sufficient qualified staff physicians, management and staff personnel for our hospital operations;
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| |  | timeliness of reimbursement payments received under government programs;
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| |  | restrictions imposed by debt agreements;
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| |  | the cost and availability of insurance coverage including professional liability (e.g., medical malpractice) and general liability insurance;
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| |  | the efforts of insurers, healthcare providers, and others to contain healthcare costs;
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| |  | the impact on hospital services of the treatment of patients in lower acuity healthcare settings, whether with drug therapy or via alternative healthcare services;
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| |  | changes in medical and other technology; and,
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| |  | increases in prices of materials and services utilized in our hospital operations;
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Liabilities, Claims, Obligations and Other Matters



| |  | claims under leases, guarantees and other obligations relating to discontinued operations, including sold facilities, retained or acquired subsidiaries and former subsidiaries;
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| |  | potential adverse consequences of known and unknown government investigations;
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| |  | claims for product and environmental liabilities from continuing and discontinued operations;
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| |  | professional, general and other claims which may be asserted against us:
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Regulation and Governmental Activity



| |  | existing and proposed governmental budgetary constraints:
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| |  | the regulatory environment for our businesses, including state certificate of need laws and regulations, rules and judicial cases relating thereto;
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| |  | anticipated adverse changes in the levels and terms of government (including Medicare, Medicaid and other programs) and private reimbursement for SunLinks healthcare services
including the payment arrangements and terms of managed care agreements;
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| |  | changes in or failure to comply with Federal, state or local laws and regulations affecting the healthcare industry; and,
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| |  | the possible enactment of Federal healthcare reform laws or reform laws in states where we operate hospital facilities (including Medicaid waivers and other reforms);
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Acquisition Related
Matters



| |  | our ability to integrate acquired hospitals and implement our business strategy;
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| |  | other risk factors specific to individual transactions, such as and including those described in the registration statement we filed with respect to the issuance of our common
shares in connection with the acquisition of HealthMont, and,
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| |  | competition in the market for acquisitions of hospitals and healthcare facilities.
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As a consequence, current plans, anticipated actions and future financial condition and results may differ from those
expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of SunLink. You are cautioned not to unduly rely on such forward-looking statements when evaluating the information presented in this Form 10-Q. We have not undertaken any obligation
to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.



Corporate
Business Strategy



SunLink is a provider of healthcare
services through the operation of exurban and rural community hospitals in the United States. In February 2001, SunLink acquired its initial six hospitals and began healthcare operations. On October 3, 2003, SunLink acquired two additional hospitals
from HealthMont, Inc. (HealthMont). On June 1, 2004, SunLink sold its Mountainside Medical Center (Mountainside), a 35-bed hospital located in Jasper, Georgia. Through its subsidiaries, SunLink operates a total of seven
community hospitals in four states. Six of the hospitals are owned and one is leased. SunLink also operates certain related businesses, consisting primarily of nursing homes located adjacent to certain of its hospitals, and home health agencies
servicing areas around its hospitals. The healthcare operations comprise a single business segment: community hospitals. SunLink currently does not have operations in other business segments. SunLinks hospitals are acute-care hospitals and
have a total of 402 licensed beds.



SunLinks business
strategy is to focus its efforts on internal growth of its seven hospitals supplemented by growth from selected hospital acquisitions. During the six months ended December 31, 2004, SunLink concentrated its efforts on the operations and improvement
of its existing hospitals. During the past year, SunLink has evaluated certain hospitals which were for sale and monitored selected hospitals which SunLink determined might become available for sale. SunLink continues to engage in similar evaluation
and monitoring activities with respect to hospitals which are or may become available for acquisition.



Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates



In January 2002, the SEC issued disclosure guidance for critical accounting policies. The SEC defines critical accounting policies as those that require application of managements most
difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain and may change in subsequent periods.



The following is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all of our accounting policies. In many cases, the accounting
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accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, with no need for managements judgment in their application. There are also
areas in which managements judgment in selecting an available alternative would not produce a materially different result.



We have identified the following as accounting policies critical to us:



Management Estimates- The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements
and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Some of the more significant estimates made by management involve reserves for adjustments to net patient service revenues, evaluation of the recoverability of assets,
including accounts receivable, and the assessment of litigation and contingencies, including income taxes and related tax asset valuation allowances and liabilities relating to discontinued operations, all as discussed in more detail in the
remainder of this subsection. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates.



Net Patient Service Revenues We have agreements with third-party payors that provide for payments at amounts different from established charges. Payment arrangements vary and include prospectively
determined rates per discharge, reimbursed costs, discounted charges and per diem payments. Our patient service revenues are reported as services are rendered at the estimated net realizable amounts from patients, third-party payors and others.
Estimated net realizable amounts are estimated based upon contracts with third-party payors, published reimbursement rates and historical reimbursement percentages pertaining to each payor type. Estimated reductions in revenues to reflect agreements
with third-party payors and estimated retroactive adjustments under such reimbursement agreements are accrued during the period the related services are rendered and are adjusted in future periods as interim and final settlements are determined.
Significant changes in reimbursement levels for services under government and private programs could significantly impact the estimates used to accrue such revenue deductions. At December 31, 2004, there were no material claims or disputes with
third-party payors.



Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Substantially all of SunLinks receivables result from providing healthcare services to hospital facility patients. Accounts receivable are reduced by an allowance for doubtful accounts estimated to become uncollectible in the
future. The Company calculates an allowance percentage based generally upon its historical collection experience for each type of payor. The allowance amount is computed by applying allowance percentages to receivable amounts included in specific
payor categories. Significant changes in reimbursement levels for services under government and private programs could significantly impact the estimates used to determine the allowance for doubtful accounts.



Risk Management We are exposed to various risks of loss from
medical malpractice and other claims and casualties; theft of, damage to, and destruction of assets; business interruption; errors and omissions; employee injuries and illnesses; natural disasters (including earthquakes); and employee health, dental
and accident benefits. Commercial insurance coverage is purchased for a portion of claims arising from such matters. When, in our judgment, claims are sufficiently identified, a liability is accrued for estimated costs and losses under such claims.



In connection with the acquisition of six hospitals, we
assumed responsibility for professional liability claims reported after the February 1, 2001 acquisition date and the previous owner retained responsibility for all known and filed claims prior to the acquisition date. We purchased claims-made
commercial insurance for acts prior to and after the acquisition date. The recorded liability for professional liability risks includes an estimate of the liability for claims incurred prior to February 1, 2001, but reported after February 1, 2001,
and for claims incurred after February 1, 2001. These amounts are based on actuarially determined amounts. On June 1,



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2004 SunLink sold Mountainside Medical Center, one of the six hospitals, but retained all liabilities and obligations arising from the Companys
operations prior to closing and purchased a 7-year, claims made, extended discovery period (tail) policy for professional liability.



By virtue of our acquisition of HealthMont and its two hospitals, we assumed responsibility for all professional liability claims for which HealthMont
was, or is, liable. HealthMont had purchased claims-made commercial insurance for claims made prior to our acquisition and we have purchased claims-made commercial insurance for claims made after the acquisition. The recorded liability for
professional liability risks includes an estimate of liability for claims assumed at the acquisition and for claims incurred after the acquisition. These amounts are based on actuarially determined amounts.



We self-insure for workers compensation and employee health risks. The
estimated liability for workers compensation and employee health risks includes estimates of the ultimate costs for both reported claims and claims incurred but not reported. We accrue an estimate of losses resulting from workers
compensation, employee health and professional liability claims to the extent they are not covered by insurance. These accruals are estimated quarterly based upon managements review of claims reported, historical loss data and annual actuarial
calculations of the liabilities.



We record a liability
pertaining to pending litigation if it is probable a loss has been incurred and accrue the most likely amount of loss based on the information available. If no amount within the range of losses estimated from the information available is more likely
than any other amount in the range of loss, the minimum amount in the range of loss is accrued. Because of uncertainties surrounding the nature of litigation and the ultimate liability to us, if any, we periodically revise our estimated losses as
additional facts become known.



In connection with the
acquisition of HealthMont, SunLink secured a claims made, extended discovery period (tail) policy with respect to HealthMonts existing directors, officers and employment practices liability insurance policy for a term through August 31, 2005
because SunLink assumed responsibility for existing general and professional liability claims and claims reported after the acquisition date.



Goodwill and Other IntangiblesSunLink accounts for goodwill and intangible assets from business combinations in accordance
with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Goodwill represents the cost of acquired businesses in excess of the fair value of identifiable tangible and
intangible net assets purchased. SFAS No. 142 recognizes that goodwill has an indefinite life and is not subject to periodic amortization. However, goodwill is tested at least annually for impairment, using a fair value methodology, in lieu of
amortization. Definite-lived intangible assets, such as certificates of need, are amortized over their estimated useful lives, generally for periods ranging from 23 to 30 years. SunLink continually evaluates the reasonableness of the useful lives of
intangible assets and they are tested for impairment as conditions warrant according to SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived Assets.



Income Taxes We account for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income
Taxes.SFAS No. 109 requires an asset and liability approach and the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for expected future tax consequences. SFAS No. 109 generally requires consideration of all expected future events other
than proposed enactments of changes in the income tax law or rates.



Stock-Based Compensation - The Company measures compensation cost for share options issued to employees using the intrinsic value-based method of accounting. Effective July 1, 2005, the Company will adopt SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004)
Share-Based Paymentwhich will require measuring compensation cost for share options using a fair-value-based method for employee stock options issued after and for non-vested employee stock options outstanding at the adoption
date..



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Financial Summary



The results of continuing operations shown in the financial summary below are for our U.S. community hospital segment which is composed of five SunLink
facilities acquired February 1, 2001 and the two HealthMont facilities acquired October 3, 2003.



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|                                                               |  | THREE MONTHS ENDEDDecember 31, |         |   | SIX MONTHS ENDED December 31, |  
|                                                               |  | 2004                           |         |   | 2003                          |   |         | % Change |  |       | 2004 |  |   | 2003    |   |  | % Change |        
|Net revenues                                                   |  | $                              | 31,291  |   |                               | $ | 30,179  |          |  | 3.7   | %    |  | $ | 61,748  |   |  | $        | 51,441  |   |  | 20.0  | %
|Cost of patient service revenues                               |  |                                | (29,963 | ) |                               |   | (28,640 | )        |  | 4.6   | %    |  |   | (59,702 | ) |  |          | (49,693 | ) |  | 20.1  | %
|                                                               |  |                                |         |   |                               |   |         |          |  |       |      |  |   |         |   |  |          |         |   |  |       |  
|Operating profit                                               |  |                                | 1,328   |   |                               |   | 1,539   |          |  | (13.7 | )%   |  |   | 2,046   |   |  |          | 1,748   |   |  | 17.0  | %
|                                                               |  |                                |         |   |                               |  
|Loss on early debt repayment                                   |  |                                | (384    | ) |                               |   |        |          |  | N/A   |      |  |   | (384    | ) |  |          |        |   |  | N/A   |  
|Interest expense                                               |  |                                | (276    | ) |                               |   | (1,271  | )        |  | 78.2  | %    |  |   | (596    | ) |  |          | (2,217  | ) |  | 73.1  | %
|Interest income                                                |  |                                | 12      |   |                               |   | 7       |          |  | 71.4  | %    |  |   | 25      |   |  |          | 10      |   |  | 150.0 | %
|                                                               |  |                                |         |   |                               |   |         |          |  |       |      |  |   |         |   |  |          |         |   |  |       |  
|Earnings (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes |  | $                              | 680     |   |                               | $ | 275     |          |  | 147.3 | %    |  | $ | 1,091   |   |  | $        | (459    | ) |  | NA    |  
|                                                               |  |                                |         |   |                               |   |         |          |  |       |      |  |   |         |   |  |          |         |   |  |       |  
|Admissions                                                     |  |                                | 2,479   |   |                               |   | 2,612   |          |  | (5.1  | )%   |  |   | 4,987   |   |  |          | 4,322   |   |  | 15.4  | %
|                                                               |  |                                |         |   |                               |   |         |          |  |       |      |  |   |         |   |  |          |         |   |  |       |  
|Equivalent Admissions                                          |  |                                | 6,019   |   |                               |   | 5,898   |          |  | 2.1   | %    |  |   | 12,324  |   |  |          | 10,268  |   |  | 20.0  | %
|                                                               |  |                                |         |   |                               |   |         |          |  |       |      |  |   |         |   |  |          |         |   |  |       |  
|Surgeries                                                      |  |                                | 1,255   |   |                               |   | 1,098   |          |  | 14.3  | %    |  |   | 2,540   |   |  |          | 1,806   |   |  | 40.6  | %
|                                                               |  |                                |         |   |                               |   |         |          |  |       |      |  |   |         |   |  |          |         |   |  |       |  
|Revenue per Equivalent Admission                               |  | $                              | 5,199   |   |                               | $ | 5,117   |          |  | 1.6   | %    |  | $ | 5,010   |   |  | $        | 5,010   |   |  | 0.0   | %
|                                                               |  |                                |         |   |                               |   |         |          |  |       |      |  |   |         |   |  |          |         |   |  |       |  



Equivalent
admissions Equivalent admissions is used by management (and certain investors) as a general measure of combined inpatient and outpatient volume. Equivalent admissions are computed by multiplying admissions (inpatient volume) by the sum of
gross inpatient revenues and gross outpatient revenues and dividing the result by gross inpatient revenues. The equivalent admissions computation is intended to relate outpatient revenues to the volume measure (admissions) used to measure inpatient
volume to result in a general approximation of combined inpatient and outpatient volume (equivalent admissions).



Results of Operations



Net revenues for the quarter ended December 31, 2004 were $31,291 with a total of 6,019 equivalent admissions and revenues per equivalent admission of
$5,199 compared to net revenues of $30,179, a total of 5,898 equivalent admissions and revenues per equivalent admission of $5,117 for the quarter ended December 31, 2003. The 3.7% increase in net revenues for the quarter ended December 31, 2004 was
due to a 2.1% increase in equivalent admissions and a 14.3% increase in surgeries. Net outpatient service revenues increased $1,373, an 11.6% increase from last year to $13,235 for the three months ended December 31, 2004 and increased to 42.3% of
net revenues from 39.3% last year. Net revenues for the six months ended December 31, 2004 were $61,748 with a total of 12,324 equivalent admissions and revenues per equivalent admission of $5,010 compared to net revenues of $51,441, a total of
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revenues per equivalent admission of $5,010 for the six months ended December 31, 2003. The 20.0 % increase in net revenues for the six months ended December
31, 2004 was due to a 20.0% increase in equivalent admissions, a 40.6 % increase in surgeries and the acquisition of the two HealthMont facilities on October 3, 2003. Excluding the two HealthMont facilities, net revenues increased 4.9% resulting
from a 3.1% increase in equivalent admissions and a 30.6% increase in surgeries. Net outpatient service revenues increased $5,197, a 24.7% increase from last year to $26,227 for the six months ended December 31, 2004 and increased to 42.4% of net
revenues from 40.9% last year. The increase in net outpatient service revenues is due primarily to a 35.3% increase in outpatient surgeries in the six months ended December 31, 2004 compared to the prior years six months.



In addition to the HealthMont acquisition, we believe upgraded services and
facilities and new doctors contributed to the increase in net revenues, admissions and equivalent admissions for the six months ended December 31, 2004 compared to the same period last year. We added 28 net new doctors during the year ended June 30,
2004 (not including the doctors added in the HealthMont acquisition) and 1 net new doctor during the six months ended December 31, 2004. During the six months ended December 31, 2004, SunLink spent $1,314 on physician guarantee and recruiting
expenses compared to $1,343 for the same period last year. We also have expended approximately $1,192 for capital expenditures to upgrade services and facilities since July 1, 2004. We continue to seek increased patient volume by further upgrading
the services offered by the hospitals, by improving the hospitals physical facilities to assist our existing physicians, and, as conditions warrant, by attracting additional physicians to our hospitals. The rate of physician recruiting has
decreased this fiscal year relative to prior years as recruited physicians begin to establish and grow their practices. We anticipate that the majority of our recruited physicians in the remainder of the fiscal year will be associated with our
HealthMont hospitals.



The following table sets forth the
percentage of net patient revenues from major payor sources for the Companys hospitals during the periods indicated:



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|                             |  | Three Months EndedDecember 31, |   |  | Six Months EndedDecember 31, |  
|                             |  | 2004                           |   |  | 2003                         |   |  | 2004  |   |  | 2003  |  
|Source                       |  |                                |   |  |                              |   |  |       |   |  |       |  
|Medicare                     |  | 46.0                           | % |  | 45.2                         | % |  | 45.6  | % |  | 46.9  | %
|Medicaid                     |  | 17.9                           | % |  | 17.0                         | % |  | 17.8  | % |  | 17.2  | %
|Self pay                     |  | 7.3                            | % |  | 7.7                          | % |  | 7.9   | % |  | 7.9   | %
|Commercial Insurance & Other |  | 28.8                           | % |  | 30.1                         | % |  | 28.7  | % |  | 28.0  | %
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|                             |  | 100.0                          | % |  | 100.0                        | % |  | 100.0 | % |  | 100.0 | %
|                             |  |                                |   |  |                              |   |  |       |   |  |       |  



The increase in net
revenues of $1,112 for the three months ended December 31, 2004 was due to increased Medicare and Medicaid net revenues. Self pay and commercial insurance net revenues decreased slightly (0.1%) for the three months ended December 31, 2004 compared
to the prior years three months. The decrease in Medicare as a percentage of net revenue for the six months ended December 31, 2004 is attributable to lower Medicare net revenues at the HealthMont hospitals, which were only owned for three
months last year, compared to the SunLink hospitals Medicare net revenues as a percentage of net revenues.



Net revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 included $408 and $709 from a state indigent care program, respectively. Net revenues
for the six months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 included $633 and $709 from a state indigent care program, respectively.



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Cost of patient service revenues, including depreciation, was $29,963 and $28,640 for the three months
ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively and $59,702 and $49,693 for the six months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.



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|                             |  | Cost of Patient Service Revenue As % of Net Revenues |  
|                             |  | Three Months EndedDecember 31,                       |   |  | Six Months EndedDecember 31, |  
|                             |  | 2004                                                 |   |  | 2003                         |   |  | 2004 |   |  | 2003 |  
|Salaries, wages and benefits |  | 48.2                                                 | % |  | 46.6                         | % |  | 48.1 | % |  | 47.0 | %
|Provision for bad debts      |  | 10.4                                                 | % |  | 10.4                         | % |  | 10.2 | % |  | 11.7 | %
|Supplies                     |  | 11.0                                                 | % |  | 11.3                         | % |  | 11.2 | % |  | 11.6 | %
|Purchased services           |  | 5.9                                                  | % |  | 6.4                          | % |  | 5.8  | % |  | 6.7  | %
|Other operating expenses     |  | 16.3                                                 | % |  | 15.9                         | % |  | 16.8 | % |  | 15.4 | %
|Rent and lease expense       |  | 2.0                                                  | % |  | 2.4                          | % |  | 2.6  | % |  | 2.5  | %



Salaries, wages and
benefits expense increased as a percentage of net revenues for the three and six months ended December 31, 2004 due to higher contract labor expense. The provision for bad debts was 10.4% of net revenues in the quarter ended December 31, 2004,
unchanged from the prior year, and 10.2% for the six months ended December 31, 2004, a decrease of 1.5%. For the three months ended December 31, 2004, a reclassification of $428 of indigent care expense from bad debt expense to reduction of net
revenues required by commencement of participation by one hospital in a states indigent care program resulted in a decrease of 1.2 percentage points of net revenues. Without this reclassification, bad debt as a percentage of net revenues for
the second quarter ended December 31, 2004 would have increased from the prior years quarter by 1.2% of net revenues. The decrease in the six months ended December 31, 2004 compared to the prior years six month results partially resulted
from reclassifying approximately $805 of indigent care expense from bad debt expense to reduction of net revenues required by commencement of participation by one hospital in a states indigent care program. Without this reclassification, bad
debt expense would have been 11.3% of net revenues for the six months ended December 31, 2004, a decrease of 0.4 percentage points of net revenues in the current year. The remainder of the decrease in the provision for bad debts for the current
years six month results was due to increased collections at all facilities.



The increase in other operating expenses as a percent of net revenue for the quarter and six months of this year reflects an increase of $322 and $1,101 in insurance expense during the three and six months ended
December 31, 2004, respectively, as compared to the prior year period due to higher premium costs and self-insured reserves. The increase in rent expense in the first six months of this year includes $321 of expense for lease guarantees assumed in
the HealthMont acquisition relating to leased property for facilities HealthMont owned prior to its acquisition by SunLink.



Depreciation and amortization expense increased $57 and $356 for the three and six months ended December 31, 2004, respectively, compared to the
comparable prior year periods. The increase in the current year was due primarily to the October 3, 2003 acquisition of HealthMont which added two new facilities, as well as approximately $3,071 of capital expenditures in the past 18 months.



Operating profit for the three months ended December 31, 2004
was $1,328 or 4.2% of net revenues compared to $1,539 or 5.1% of net revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2003. The decrease in operating profit as a percentage of net revenues was attributable to higher contract labor and insurance
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to slower replacement of employed nurses at one of the Companys facilities. Operating profit for the six months ended December 31, 2004 was $2,046 or
3.3% of net revenues compared to $1,748 or 3.4% of net revenues for the six months ended December 31, 2003. The increase in operating profit for the current years six months is attributable to the increased net revenues in the current year.
The Company seeks to maintain charges for its services which are comparable to charges for services by other providers in its markets. The Company is currently seeking to implement price adjustments in such markets as it believes appropriate.
However, there can be no assurance as to when any pricing adjustments may be implemented, if at all, and there likewise can be no assurances that the effect of any such price adjustments will be material or that any such adjustments can be sustained
or that any increased revenue generated thereby will not be offset by increased costs in other areas.



Interest expense was $276 and $1,271 for the three months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The decreased interest expense in the current
year was due to decreased debt primarily resulting from the approximately $27,958 decrease in debt in the year ended June 30, 2004 (resulting primarily from the use of proceeds from the sale of Mountainside in June 2004) and the repayment of debt
totaling $7,614 on October 15, 2004 from the proceeds from the SunLink Credit Facility Term Loan which had a lower interest rate ( 6.2% at December 31, 2004). Interest expense was $596 and $2,217 for the six months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003,
respectively.



In October 2004, the Company repaid the
HealthMont Mortgages I and II (principal amounts totaling $4,025, due August 2005) the HealthMont Term Note II (principal amount of $2,300, due August 2005) and the HealthMont Revolving Loan ($1,289 outstanding at payment date). The early repayment
resulted in a loss on early repayment of debt of $384. This loss is composed of $263 of unamortized prepaid debt costs related to the repaid debt instruments and a $121 penalty related to the early repayment of the HealthMont Revolving Loan.



Income tax expense of $28 (all state taxes) and $97 (all state
taxes) was recorded for the three months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Income tax expense of $116 (all state taxes) and $126 (all state taxes) was recorded for the six months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. At
December 31, 2004, SunLink has provided a partial valuation allowance of the deferred tax asset so that the net domestic tax assets were $1,021 at December 31, 2004. Based upon managements assessment, it was more likely than not that a portion
of its domestic deferred tax asset, primarily its domestic net operating losses subject to limitation, would not be recovered. Accordingly, the Company has established a valuation allowance for the portion of the domestic tax asset which may not be
utilized. The Company has provided a valuation allowance for the entire amount of the foreign tax asset as it is more likely than not that none of the foreign deferred tax assets will be realized through future taxable income or implementation of
tax planning strategies.



Earnings from continuing operations
of $652 ($0.08 per fully diluted share) in the quarter ended December 31, 2004 compared to earnings from continuing operations of $178 ($0.03 per fully diluted share) in the comparable quarter last year. Lower interest expense in the current
years quarter resulted in the increased earnings from continuing operations in the current year. Earnings from continuing operations of $975 ($0.13 per fully diluted share) in the six months ended December 31, 2004 compared to a loss from
continuing operations of $585 ($0.10 per fully diluted share) in the comparable period last year. Increased operating profit and lower interest expense in the current years quarter resulted in the earnings from continuing operations in the
current year. Net earnings of $689 ($0.09 per fully diluted share) in the quarter ended December 31, 2004 compared to a net loss of $118 ($0.02 per fully diluted share) in the quarter ended December 31, 2003. Net earnings of $998 ($0.13 per fully
diluted share) in the six months ended December 31, 2004 compared to a net loss of $1,208 ($0.21 per fully diluted share) in the six months ended December 31, 2003. The weight-average common shares used to calculate basic and diluted earnings (loss)
per share has increased in the three and six months ended December 31, 2004 as compared to the prior year due to the 1,231 shares issued October 3, 2003 for the HealthMont acquisition and 753 shares purchased from warrant exercises during the period
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Earnings before income taxes, interest, depreciation and amortization



Earnings before income taxes, interest, depreciation and amortization
(Ebitda) represent the sum of income before income taxes, interest, depreciation and amortization. We understand that certain industry analysts and investors generally consider Ebitda to be one measure of the financial performance of a
company, and it is presented to assist analysts and investors in analyzing the operating performance of a company and its ability to service debt. We believe increased Ebitda is an indicator of improved ability to service existing debt and to
satisfy capital requirements. Ebitda, however, is not a measure of financial performance under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and should not be considered an alternative to net income as a measure of
operating performance or to cash liquidity. Because Ebitda is not a measure determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and is thus susceptible to varying calculations, Ebitda, as presented,
may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other corporations.



Operating profit for the three and six months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, was as follows:



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|                                          |  | Three Months EndedDecember 31, |        |   | Six Months EndedDecember 31, |  
|                                          |  | 2004                           |        |   | 2003                         |   |       | 2004 |  |   | 2003   |  
|SunLink hospitals Ebitda (5 hospitals)    |  | $                              | 2,802  |   |                              | $ | 2,984 |      |  | $ | 5,046  |   |  | $ | 4,088  |  
|HealthMont hospitals Ebitda (2 hospitals) |  |                                | 211    |   |                              |   | (84   | )    |  |   | 299    |   |  |   | (84    | )
|Corporate overhead costs                  |  |                                | (1,096 | ) |                              |   | (829  | )    |  |   | (2,076 | ) |  |   | (1,389 | )
|Depreciation and amortization             |  |                                | (589   | ) |                              |   | (532  | )    |  |   | (1,223 | ) |  |   | (867   | )
|                                          |  |                                |        |   |                              |   |       |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Operating profit                          |  | $                              | 1,328  |   |                              | $ | 1,539 |      |  | $ | 2,046  |   |  | $ | 1,748  |  
|                                          |  |                                |        |   |                              |   |       |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  



The SunLink hospitals
include the five existing hospitals acquired in February 2001 and the HealthMont hospitals refer to the two hospitals acquired in October 2003.



Liquidity and Capital Resources



We used $2,831 of cash in operating activities during the six months ended December 31, 2004 compared to $711 of cash used during the comparable period
last year. The use of cash in the current year resulted primarily from $3,873 of income tax payments related to the gain on the sale of Mountainside in June 2004, $915 of capitalized expenses related to the SunLink Credit Facility and cash used for
working capital (increased receivables and decreased accounts payable and accrued payroll and related taxes somewhat offset by increased third party payor settlement liabilities and liabilities for professional liability risks), offset by cash
generated from our $1,328 operating profit.



We expended $1,192
for capital improvements at our hospitals during the six months ended December 31, 2004. We believe attractive, up to date physical facilities assist in recruiting quality staff and physicians, as well as attracting patients. Subject to the
availability of internally generated funds and other financing, we expect to expend approximately $2,600 for capital expenditures during the remaining six months of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005.



On October 15, 2004 SunLink entered into a $30,000, five-year senior secured
credit facility comprised of a revolving line of credit of up to $15,000 with an interest rate at LIBOR plus 2.91%, a $10,000 term loan with an interest rate at LIBOR plus 3.91% and a $5,000 term loan with an interest rate at LIBOR plus 3.91% (the
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line of credit, the $10,000 term loan and the $5,000 term loan are available to the Company for borrowing. At closing, only the $10,000 term loan was drawn
and $9,889 was outstanding at December 31, 2004. The proceeds were used to repay the HealthMont Term Note II, the HealthMont Mortgages and the HealthMont Revolving Loan (HealthMont debt), all of which were payable on August 31, 2005, which used
approximately $7,700 of the $10,000 term loan. SunLink expects to use the remaining funds from the initial draw and the funds available from the revolving line of credit for hospital capital projects and equipment purchases and for working capital
needs. The Company expects to begin using the revolving line of credit during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005. The $10,000 term loan and draws under the $5,000 term loan are repayable pursuant to a 15-year term amortization from the date of
draw with final balloon payments due at the end of the five-year maturity of the SunLink Credit Facility. The total availability of credit under all components of the credit facility is keyed to the level of SunLinks earnings which would have
provided for current total borrowing capacity at December 31, 2004 of approximately $21,200. The early repayment of the HealthMont debt resulted in a loss of $384 from early repayment of debt in the quarter ending December 31, 2004. Borrowing under
the $5,000 term loan may be used, subject to satisfaction of certain covenants, to satisfy a portion of certain obligations with respect to discontinued operations, to fund acquisitions (or a portion thereof) or to reacquire certain Company
securities. Costs and fees related to execution of the SunLink Credit Facility were $915. The SunLink Credit Facility is collateralized by the grant of a first priority security interest in all assets and properties, real and personal, of the
Company and its consolidated domestic subsidiaries, including a pledge of all of the equity interests in such subsidiaries.



If SunLink or its applicable subsidiaries experience a material adverse change in their business, assets, financial condition, management or operations,
or if the value of the collateral securing the SunLink Credit Facility decreases, we may be unable to draw on the credit facility.



Contractual Obligations, Commitments and Contingencies



|                  |  |                |        |                  |   |                      |  |   |      
|----------------- |  | -------------- | ------ | ---------------- | - | -------------------- |  | - | -----
|                  |  | Long-Term Debt |        | Operating Leases |   | Physician Guarantees
|Payments Due in:  |  |                |        |                  |   |                      |  |   |      
|1 year            |  | $              | 840    |                  | $ | 1,743                |  | $ | 2,178
|2 years           |  |                | 822    |                  |   | 873                  |  |   | 600  
|3 years           |  |                | 781    |                  |   | 507                  |  |   |      
|4 years           |  |                | 672    |                  |   | 393                  |  |   |      
|5 years           |  |                | 7,222  |                  |   | 304                  |  |   |      
|More than 5 years |  |                |        |                  |   | 2,260                |  |   |      
|                  |  |                |        |                  |   |                      |  |   |      
|                  |  | $              | 10,337 |                  | $ | 6,080                |  | $ | 2,778
|                  |  |                |        |                  |   |                      |  |   |      



At December 31, 2004,
SunLink had contracts with 11 physicians which contain guaranteed minimum gross receipts. SunLink expenses physician guarantees as they are determined to be due to the physician on an accrual basis. Each month the physicians gross patient
receipts are accumulated and the difference between the monthly guarantee and the physicians actual gross receipts for the month is calculated. If the guarantee is greater than the receipts, the difference is accrued as a liability and an
expense. The net guarantee amount is paid to the physician in the succeeding month. If the physicians monthly receipts exceed the guarantee amount in subsequent months, then the overage is repaid to SunLink to the extent of any prior monthly
guarantee payments and the liability and expense is reduced by the amount of the repayments. SunLink expensed $633 and $736 for the three months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, and expensed $1,314 and $1,343 for the six months ended
December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, for physician guarantees. The table above shows the maximum obligations SunLink had at December 31, 2004 for the non-cancelable commitments under physician guarantee contracts.



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At December 31, 2004, we had outstanding long-term debt of $10,337 of which $9,889 was incurred in
connection with the SunLink Credit Facility and $448 was related to capital leases.



KRUG International U.K. Ltd. (KRUG UK), an inactive U.K. subsidiary of SunLink, entered into a guarantee, at a time when it owned Beldray Limited, a U.K. manufacturing business (the Beldray
Guarantee). The Beldray Guarantee covers Beldrays obligations under a lease for a portion of Beldrays manufacturing location. In October 2004, KRUG UK received correspondence from the landlord for such facility that the rent
payment of 94,000 British pounds ($181) for the fourth quarter of 2004 had not been paid by Beldray and requesting payment of such amount pursuant to KRUG UKs guarantee. In January 2005, KRUG UK received further correspondence from the
landlord demanding two quarterly rent payments totaling 188,000 British pounds ($362) under the Beldray Guarantee. On January 7, 2005, the landlord filed a petition in the High Court of Justice Chancery Division to wind up KRUG UK under the
provisions of the Insolvency Act of 1986.



SunLinks
non-current liability reserves for discontinued operations at December 31, 2004, included $1,297 for a portion of such guarantee. Such reserve was based upon managements estimate, after consultation with its property consultants and legal
counsel, of the cost to satisfy the Beldray Guarantee in light of KRUG UKs limited assets, and before taking into account any other claims against KRUG UK. The maximum potential obligation of KRUG UK for rent under the Beldray Guarantee is
estimated to be approximately $8,400. As a result of this claim against its inactive UK subsidiary, SunLink expects KRUG UK such to enter into administration or liquidation in the UK.



In January 2001, Bradley International Holdings Limited (Bradley), an inactive subsidiary of SunLink,
sold its European child safety subsidiary, Klippan Limited (Klippan) to Newell Limited (Newell). Klippan was a guarantor of certain debt of Beldray when it was a subsidiary of the Company. In August 2004,
Bradley received a notice from Newell that Klippan had received a demand notice from a lender of Beldray to pay under the guarantee. As a result of the demand notice, in a letter dated October 12, 2004 to Bradley, Newell and Klippan claimed that
Bradley has breached contractual warranties and/or misrepresentations under the 2001 sale agreement. Bradley has denied any liability on the grounds that the 2001 sale agreement required all claims under warranties to be made on or before July 31,
2002 and no such claim had been made.



On November 3, 2004,
SunLink received a demand letter with a current claim of $838 from a commercial leasing company demanding payment with respect to the remaining $1,323 of lease obligations under a master lease agreement entered into by HealthMont in July 2001, prior
to its acquisition by SunLink. The claim was for payment of equipment leases for the two HealthMont facilities that SunLink currently owns and operates and two facilities that HealthMont sold prior to its acquisition by SunLink. SunLink recorded a
reserve and expense of $300 for such claim at September 30, 2004. The claim was settled on December 31, 2004 through the sale and assignment of the master lease to SunLink for $602, which settlement resulted in additional expense of $21 in the
quarter ended December 31, 2004. Because the amount of the claims alleged could constitute material indebtedness under the SunLink Credit Facility and could thereby give rise to an event of default, SunLink sought and obtained a waiver under the
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We believe we have adequate financing and liquidity to support our current level of operations through
the next twelve months. Our primary sources of liquidity are cash generated from continuing operations and availability under the SunLink Credit Facility. The total availability of credit under all components of the SunLink Credit Facility is keyed
to the level of SunLinks earnings, which, based upon the Companys estimates, would provide for current borrowing capacity, before any draws, of approximately $21,200 at December 31, 2004, of which $9,889 was outstanding under a term
loan. The current remaining availability of approximately $11,000 could be adversely affected by, among other things, lower earnings due to lower demand for our services by patients, change in patient mix, and changes in terms and levels of
government and private reimbursement for services. Cash generated from operations could be adversely affected by, among other things, lower patient demand for our services, higher operating costs (including, but not limited to, salaries, wages and
benefits, provisions for bad debts, general liability and other insurance costs, cost of pharmaceutical drugs and other operating expenses) or by changes in terms and levels of government and private reimbursement for services, and the regulatory
environment of the community hospital segment.



SunLink is a party to claims
and litigation incidental to its business, as to which it is not currently possible to determine the ultimate liability, if any. Based on an evaluation of information currently available and consultation with legal counsel, management believes that
resolution of such claims and litigation is not likely to have a material adverse effect on the financial position, cash flows or results of operations of SunLink.



Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404



We are currently in the process of planning for the evaluation, documentation and testing of our internal control systems in order to permit our
management to be in a position to report on, and our independent auditors to attest to, our internal controls over financial reporting as of June 30, 2006, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Sarbanes-Oxley). As
a consequence, we anticipate incurring substantial additional expenses in the current and subsequent fiscal years as well as diverting substantial management time to this task. While we currently are planning for timely completion of such
documentation, testing and evaluation, there can be no assurance that we will be able to implement the requirements of Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley with adequate compliance by June 30, 2006. Should we be unable to do so, we could be subjected to
investigation by regulatory authorities, incur litigation costs and/or suffer loss of our AMEX listing. Any such actions could adversely affect our financial results and/or the market price of our common shares.



We have incurred limited incremental costs related to compliance with
Sarbanes-Oxley during the six months ended December 31, 2004. We anticipate that these costs will increase and become significant in future periods. Specifically, the cost of compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley requirements is expected to result in
increased operating expenses during the remainder of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005 and subsequent fiscal years. Although we do not currently have specific estimates of these costs, the cost of the initial implementation as well as on-going
compliance with Section 404 could be particularly high for the Company due to its decentralized management structure and the fact that three different management information systems are in use among our seven hospitals.



Recent Accounting Pronouncements



In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) No. 153, Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets  an amendment of APB Opinion No. 29. The guidance in Accounting Principles Board
(APB) Opinion No. 29 Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions,is based on the principle that exchanges of nonmonetary assets should be measured based on the fair value of the assets exchanged. The guidance in that
Opinion, however, included certain exceptions to that principle. SFAS No. 153 amends APB Opinion No. 29 to eliminate the exception for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets and replaces it with a general exception for exchanges of
nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial substance. A nonmonetary exchange has commercial substance if the future cash flows of the entity are expected to change significantly as a result of the exchange. This statement is effective for
nonmonetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 20053. Its adoption by the Company should not have a material impact on the Companys financial condition or results of operations.



In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004),
Share-Based Payment.SFAS No. 123 (R) replaces SFAS No. 123 Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. SFAS No. 123
(R) establishes standards for the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. It also addresses transactions in which an entity incurs liability in exchange for goods or services that are
based on the fair value of the entitys equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of such equity instruments. This Statement focuses primarily on accounting for transactions in which an entity obtains employee services in
share-based payment transactions. This Statement does not change the accounting guidance for share-based payment transactions with parties other than employees provided in SFAS No. 123 as originally issued and Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No.
96-18. Accounting for Equity Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Good, or Services. This Statement does not address the accounting for employee share ownership plans,
which are subject to AICPA Statement of Position 93-6, Employers Accounting for Employee Stock Ownership Plans.SFAS 123, as originally issued in 1995, established as preferable a fair-value-based method for accounting for
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option of continuing to apply the guidance of APB Opinion No. 25, as long as the footnotes to financial statements disclosed what net income would have been
had the preferable fair-value-based method been used. Although those disclosures helped to mitigate the problems associated with accounting under APB Opinion No. 25, many investors and other users of financial statements said that the failure to
include employee compensation costs in the income statement impaired transparency, comparability and creditability of financial statements. This statement is effective as of the first interim or annual reporting period that begins after June 15,
2005. The effect of adoption of this standard by the Companys on its financial condition or results of operations is being evaluated.



In October 2004, the FASB ratified the consensuses of Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 04-8, The Effect of Continently Convertible
Instruments on Diluted Earnings per Share. This Issue addresses when contingently convertible instruments should be included in diluted earnings per share. For purposes of this issue, contingently convertible instruments are instruments
that have embedded conversion rights that are contingently convertible or exercisable based on (a) a market price trigger or (b) multiple contingencies if one of the contingencies is a market price trigger and the instrument can be converted into or
settled in shares based on meeting the specified market condition. A market price trigger is a market condition that is based at least in part on the issuers own share price. This Issue is effective for reporting periods ending after December
15, 2004. The adoption of this accounting treatment by the Company should not have a material impact on the Companys reported diluted earnings per share.



Related Party Transactions



A director of the Company and our company secretary (who was a director of SunLink until November 2003 and is now a director emeritus) are members of two
different law firms, each of whom provide services to SunLink. The Company has paid an aggregate of $249 and $483 for legal services to these law firms in the three and six months ended December 31, 2004, respectively. Another director received $3
during the six months ended December 31, 2004 as fees for being a letter of credit obligor for up to $200 of SunLinks revolving credit loans assumed in the HealthMont acquisition. The letter of credit obligation expired in September 2004.



ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK



We are exposed to interest rate changes, primarily as a
result of borrowing under our new credit facility completed in October 2004. Borrowings of $9,889 at December 31, 2004 were refinanced by the new credit facility with debt at interest rates based upon LIBOR. A one percent change in the LIBOR rate
would result in a change in interest expense of $99 on an annual basis. No action has been taken to mitigate our exposure to interest rate market risk and we are not a party to any interest rate market risk management activities.



ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES



| | a) | Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures  Our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of the Companys
disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Rules 13a-14 and 15-d-14) as of December 31, 2004 (the Evaluation Date), have concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, our
disclosure controls and procedures were adequate and designed to ensure that material information relating to us and our consolidated subsidiaries would be made known to them by others within those entities.
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| | b) | Changes in internal controls  There were no significant changes in our internal controls or, to our knowledge, in other factors that could significantly affect our
disclosure controls and procedures subsequent to December 31, 2004.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION



Items required under Part II not specifically shown below are not applicable.



ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS



On November 8, 2004 and adjourned to November 19, 2004 and November 30,
2004, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. At the meeting, three directors, Karen B. Brenner, C. Michael Ford and Howard E. Turner were elected to two year terms expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2006. Two separate
proposals to amend and restate the Companys Code of Regulation, a proposal regarding Number of Directors and Term of Office and a second proposal regarding Advance Notice of Shareholder Nominations, while receiving majorities of votes in
favor, did not receive the two-thirds majorities needed for adoption and therefore were not adopted. 6,048,759 votes were voted in favor of electing Ms. Brenner and 456,112 votes were withheld. 6,048,759 votes were voted in favor of electing Mr.
Ford and 456,112 votes were withheld. 6,048,669 votes were voted in favor of electing Mr. Turner and 456,202 votes were withheld. The proposal regarding Number of Directors and Term of Office received 4,016,078 votes in favor of adopting the
proposal, 121,891 votes against and 57,879 votes abstaining. The proposal regarding Advance Notice of Shareholder Nominations received 3,716,453 votes in favor of adopting the proposal, 456,849 votes against and 25,546 votes abstaining.



ITEM 6. EXHIBITS



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|Exhibits: |  |                                                                                                                                                  
|31.1      |  | Chief Executive Officers Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.                                       
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|31.2      |  | Chief Financial Officers Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.                                       
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|32.1      |  | Chief Executive Officers Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|          | 
|32.2      |  | Chief Financial Officers Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 



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SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, SunLink Health Systems, Inc. has duly caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



SunLink Health Systems, Inc.By:

/s/ Mark J. StockslagerMark J. StockslagerPrincipal Accounting Officer




Dated: February 9, 2005



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